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About half an hour later, the army moved to a place ten miles south of Yunluan Mountain to set up camp.

Previously, Zhao Junchen's "physical discomfort and urgent need to rest" was not just a pure lie and pretext, after the ups and downs of the Xiaochuan River war, Zhao Junchen's body and mind have been seriously overdrawn, especially when he saw the tense heartstrings loosen after the defeat of the Mongolian army, it was as if all his energy and physical strength were drained out of thin air in an instant.

In fact, Zhao Junchen's previous incident of being helped down by Fang Zhenshan to Yunluan Mountain was not just Fang Zhenshan's deliberate flattery-Zhao Junchen really didn't have any strength in his body at that time.

said that after Zhao Junchen was helped by Mao Jiadong to enter the handsome tent, he didn't even take care of the most basic cleaning and grooming, so he collapsed on the chair and closed his eyes for a long time.

On the other side, Mao Jiadong stood with his hands down, quietly staring at Zhao Junchen's haggard face, his eyes full of worry.

When supporting Zhao Junchen, Mao Jiadong could really feel the weakness of Zhao Junchen's body, and he also witnessed Zhao Junchen's hard work these days, and knew in his heart that Zhao Junchen might have reached the extreme now.

Mao Jiadong is Zhao Junchen's military confidant, and he is also very aware of Zhao Junchen's current significance to the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, so he naturally does not want Zhao Junchen to have anything to do.

After a long time, Zhao Junchen finally opened his eyes slowly.

On the side, Zhao Dali, who had been waiting for a long time, hurriedly handed Zhao Junchen a glass of warm water and a wet wipe.

Zhao Junchen first took the warm water and drank it all, and then took wet wipes to wipe his face, and his face covered with dust and blood was finally a little cleaner.

It's just that after the face is cleaner, the pale haggard appearance becomes more and more obvious.

"Lord Qincha has been so fortunate these days, you must pay attention to your body!" After seeing Zhao Junchen's withered image, Mao Jiadong was full of serious advice: "Lord Qincha, you are the backbone of the northwest frontier defense, and the civil and military officials, soldiers and people on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu are all counting on you...... I heard that this time, in order to relieve the pressure on the battlefield on the south bank of the Xiaochuan River, you even appeared on the battlefield to lure the enemy and put yourself in danger with your precious body, which is too risky and must not be done again in the future. ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head lightly and said, "Since the start of the war, who is easier than whom?" During this time, you and General He were under the siege of the Mongol army, and held the Acropolis of Zhenning, was it unfortunate and bitter? What's more, under the current situation, how can I have a chance to rest? …… As for the danger this time, it was only a last resort, and if it weren't for the delay in the arrival of reinforcements from the north bank, I would not have risked showing myself on the battlefield......"

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen raised his eyes and looked at Mao Jiadong, his eyes were still sharp on his pale face, and asked, "Let's talk about business now!" General Fang, General He and the three of you suddenly rushed to the battlefield of Xiaochuanhe, and also acted with the ambush soldiers on the north bank, I'm afraid that the battle of the Zhenning Acropolis has changed, right? The ambush I arranged on the north bank of the Xiaochuan River could not arrive on the south bank to support for a long time, I'm afraid it was also because of this incident, right? Let's talk about it, what is going on? ”

After hearing Zhao Junchen's inquiry, Mao Jiadong explained in a deep voice: "As Lord Qincha expected, there have indeed been some changes in the battle of the Zhenning Acropolis, and these changes are all the selfish motives of Fang Zhenshan, the general soldier of Guyuan!" ”

Zhao Junchen frowned and asked, "What's going on?" In detail. ”

Mao Jiadong said: "You must know, Lord Qincha, you have already arranged the battle of the Zhenning Acropolis, according to the plan you made in advance, after the general army of Fang led the troops to the vicinity of the Zhenning Acropolis, it should be the first to secretly get in touch with the old general He who was defending the city, and the two armies should cooperate and act together, it is best to take advantage of the Mongolian army to be caught off guard in one fell swoop, but if the other party receives the news in advance and is prepared, the main task of General Fang and General He is to drag them down, When you arrived at the Acropolis of Zhenning to support after you finished the battle of Xiaochuanhe, the superiority of our army's strength was completely consolidated, and naturally the Mongol army near the Acropolis of Zhenning could be easily defeated. ”

After seeing Zhao Junchen nodding in agreement, Mao Jiadong said again: "However, General Fang and General He originally had old grievances, and I am afraid that they were also jealous of General He's outstanding military achievements during this period of time, and he was unwilling to be pressed down by General He, so he ignored the plan formulated by Lord Qincha, and wanted to take all the credit, and had no intention of cooperating with General He at all, when he led the army to the vicinity of the Zhenning Acropolis, he did not inform General He Lao, and directly attacked the camp of the Mongolian army......

…… It's a pity that the Mongolian army has already known the news of the attack led by General Soldier Fang in advance, and has been prepared for a long time, and the seemingly defenseless battalion is actually a premeditated trap, but in the end, it caught General Soldier Fang by surprise, and almost defeated the army under General Soldier Fang in one fell swoop......

…… At the same time, because General He did not know about General Fang's surprise attack on the Mongolian army camp alone, he did not have much preparation, but he was also blocked by the Mongolian army in the Zhenning Acropolis and was unable to support General Fang's army, and some measures to defend the Mongolian army from attacking the city became an obstacle to support the city...... The situation at that time was extremely dangerous, and fortunately, the size of this Mongolian army was only about 10,000 people, otherwise our army might have suffered a major defeat......

…… After paying a great price for casualties, General Fang finally led the army to break through, and after the Mongolian army saw that it was inviolable, it was also extremely decisive, and soon withdrew from the battlefield, intending to retreat to Jiezhou City to join the main force of the Mongolian army, and General Fang and General He finally took the opportunity to join forces......

…… At that time, neither General He nor General Fang were willing to let the Mongolian army leave calmly, especially General Fang suffered a big loss, so after the two armies converged, they began to pursue the Mongolian army, but the Mongolian army has always been dominated by cavalry, so where is it so easy to pursue them? During this period, the Mongols hung on us, occasionally turning their horses' heads to counterattack, and the pursuit of the soldiers not only did not yield much success, but also suffered a lot of damage......

…… In the end, no one expected that this Mongol army would fight and retreat to the north bank of the Xiaochuan River...... At that time, the ambush troops arranged by you on the north bank had just wiped out the broken strength of the Mongol army on the Xiaochuan River battlefield, and were about to rush to the south bank battlefield to support, but it just blocked the retreat of the Mongolian army, and the two armies met without any preparation, which naturally triggered a melee, which also bought a lot of time for General Fang and General He, and after the two generals rushed to the north bank of the Xiaochuan River, they annihilated the Mongolian army together with the ambush soldiers on the north bank...... It's just that, because of this, the ambush troops you arranged on the north bank couldn't get out for a long time, and they couldn't support the battlefield on the south bank in time, which caused the predicament of the battlefield on the south bank, and finally caused you to take risks to lure the enemy yourself......"

After listening to Mao Jiadong's explanation, Zhao Junchen sighed softly, his face full of helplessness and wry smile.

From this point of view, Zhao Junchen did not have any problems with the arrangement of the Xiaochuanhe battlefield.

It's a pity that things on the battlefield are always changing, and no one can guess in advance that the Mongolian army on the battlefield of Zhenning Acropolis will appear on the north bank of the Xiaochuan River, which eventually caused a series of accidents, making many of Zhao Junchen's seemingly correct arrangements a failure!

After the Xiaochuanhe War, Zhao Junchen originally felt that his meddling in military affairs this time was a mistake of a layman commanding an insider, and he should hand over the war to the generals in the army, but Fang Zhenshan, the chief soldier of Guyuan, was a veritable insider, and Zhao Junchen also handed over the battle of the Zhenning Acropolis to him this time, but the final result was still helpless.

"In the final analysis, there are still too few reliable generals in the army, and there are only a few people available, I have to personally command the war, and I have to reuse the selfish Fang Zhenshan, but in the end, I can only taste the consequences......"

While thinking about it, Zhao Junchen shook his head with a wry smile, but his expression became more serious, and he asked Mao Jiadong again: "So, our army was seriously injured on the battlefield of the Zhenning Acropolis?" ”

Mao Jiadong's expression was heavy, and he nodded: "During this period of time, General He Lao has been defending the Zhenning Acropolis under the strong attack of the Mongolian army, and the 3,000 soldiers and horses under his command have lost more than 30%, and after General Fang fell into the trap of the Mongolian army, more than 5,000 soldiers were killed and wounded in a short period of time...... Coupled with the subsequent damages, the total number of dead and wounded troops under the command of General He Lao and General Fang is probably tens of thousands...... Fortunately, this Mongolian army was blocked by the ambush arranged by Lord Qincha on the north bank of the Xiaochuan River, and finally annihilated them in one fell swoop, otherwise this battle would definitely be a big defeat for our army! ”

"Is there a loss of tens of thousands of soldiers and horses?" When Zhao Junchen muttered to himself, his expression was quite gloomy, and there was a hint of murder in his eyes.

This time, Zhao Junchen led the army into Gongchang Mansion, with a total of about 55,000 troops, but now he has lost tens of thousands of soldiers and horses on the battlefield of Zhenning Acropolis, and there are at least tens of thousands of casualties on the battlefield of Xiaochuanhe, but it has lost more than one-third of his troops in total!

Such a proportion of casualties can be described as extremely tragic!

Of course, the casualties of the Mongol coalition army were even worse than those of the Ming army!

After the Ming army paid such a great price, it also wiped out the two divisions of the Mongolian coalition army in one fell swoop, with a total of 25,000 men and horses, which is already nearly half of the total strength of the Mongolian coalition army!

In addition, the main force of the Mongolian coalition army has also suffered a lot of damage in attacking Jiezhou City during this time, and the remaining troops may not be able to pose much threat to the territory of the Ming Dynasty!

In this respect, the Ming army did not suffer a loss, but took a lot of advantage!

However, the account can't be calculated like this, it is clear that it can reap greater results at a lower cost, but in the end it has become the current tragic victory, the remnants of the Mongolian coalition army are now not a big threat, but the Ming army is also seriously injured, and the strength is becoming more and more stretched, all because of Fang Zhenshan's selfishness!

Therefore, after learning about the beginning and end of the battle of the Zhenning Acropolis, Zhao Junchen was naturally furious in his heart, and he couldn't wait to cut off Fang Zhenshan's head with his own hands!

It's just that in addition to being annoyed in his heart, Zhao Junchen still remained calm, but he didn't express his position for a long time between deep groaning, and he vaguely hesitated.

Seeing Zhao Junchen's performance, Mao Jiadong seemed to see some clues, and he asked Chi Chi: "Whether it is the Zhenning Acropolis battlefield or the Xiaochuanhe battlefield, the dilemmas of the two battlefields are caused by Fang Zhenshan...... Lord Qincha, are you going to let Fang Zhenshan go? ”

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